The Packer
ANAHEIM, Calif. — “Stack them high and sell them cheap” may not be great modern-day merchandising advice.
New research from Rabobank indicates increasing supplies of imported blueberries will weaken prices in 2019-20, particularly in the spring and fall seasons.
Johnston Farms, Edison, Calif., is adding capacity to pack more satsuma mandarins during the peak season, said Derek Vaughn, citrus sales manager.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Opal apple variety is back, with volume similar to a year ago.
The United Fresh Produce Association wants your help in forming education sessions at its 2020 convention and expo.
Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
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United Fresh is accepting nominations for the 2020 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.
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Agriculture Capital, Amazon-Fruit Frexot Productora Y Comercializadora, Anawi Export SAC, ATV Farms & Imperfect Foods are new companies to the Market. ERC Produce, Fruitsmart Inc. and Westside Produce LLC have updates.
Expansion across the Delaware River into New Jersey is one way that Toughkenamon, Pa.-based Manfredi Cold Storage is looking to accommodate future growth in imported fresh produce.
Florida tomato suppliers looking to push product through retail and foodservice channels have some help from the state department of agriculture’s Fresh From Florida program.
(UPDATED, Dec. 6) The number sickened in outbreak caused by E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif. continues to grow, while traceback investigators are focusing on three farms in the region.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Dec. 4 filed an administrative Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint against Oregon-based Hood River Juice Company Inc.
New recyclable corrugated packaging options are available from Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms.
Youth entrepreneurship group Lemonade Day and citrus supplier Limoneira Company have established a two-year charitable licensing agreement.
Wonderful Pistachios has a new spoke-tortoise kicking off its No Shells line marketing campaign, as part of a $15 million investment in the brand.
Tailor Cut Produce has recalled its fresh-cut Fruit Luau, a mix of honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple, after the Food and Drug Administration linked it to a salmonella outbreak.
ProducePay has much more money to finance growers sending produce to U.S. markets.
A year after it was signed, President Trump and House Democrats have struck a deal that will allow the USMCA to be ratified in December.
Politicians and agriculture leaders were responding Dec. 10 to news of a breakthrough deal for the USMCA, expected to lead to ratification by Congress in December.
With the arrival of the holiday season coupled with the general trend toward more healthful eating, business among Chicago-area produce distributors seems to be thriving.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed Jerry D’Amore, who has worked in agriculture for more than four decades, including a focus on berry companies for half that, to the National Organic Standards Board.
Coast To Coast Produce LLC has been Endorsed. Barohup, Higreen Farm Inc., Mercado Mayorista LLC, Norman M Hoover and Sunrise 52017 LLC are new companies to the Market. EarthFresh Farms Inc., and others have updates.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled Fresh Express’ Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kit with romaine from Salinas, Calif., linking it to 16 cases of E. coli in Canada.
Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., will be shipping a new line of organic heirloom tomatoes soon.
Growers in West Mexico offer a wide range of winter produce and distributors were reporting good quality on all commodities.